Replacement Steering Wheels

Replacement Steering Wheels SPECIALTY/SERVICES A new steering wheel may be the final touch for that treasured tractor you restored Steiner Tractor in Lennon Mich appears to be the place to find whatever model you need - and most any other old tractor part you can think of     “We introduced steering wheels in the late 1990’s and started with four Now we offer them for 62 different models ” says Dan Steiner president of the company     Instead of re-covering original wheels restorers buy new ones for a couple of reasons Metal fatigue and corrosion in old steering wheels makes them thin and unreliable     For each model Steiner Tractor’s engineers start from original steering wheels when possible create drawings and work with manufacturers to make sure the final composite wheel fits the shaft and maintains the original design     Besides a 12 000-sq ft pole barn with tractors that are used to make sure parts fit Steiner Tractor uses 3D-CAM 3D printing and handheld X-ray gun technology     The company also sells many steering wheel caps which tend to wear out faster than steering wheels     “Early steering wheels just had naked spokes but after World War II manufacturers started covering the spokes and also put a cap at the center to keep water from running down the shaft ” Steiner explains     Steiner Tractor has its own line of steering wheel caps for Allis Chalmers International Oliver and other tractors They also distribute licensed caps for John Deere tractors     Steering wheels are just one part of the business that currently has a 656-page catalog with more than 6 000 parts for tractors going back as far as the 1930’s     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Steiner Tractor 1660 S M-13 Lennon Mich 48449 ph 800 234-3280; www steinertractor com; sales@steinertractor com

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